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The Quest for 100 Steals: Can Carl Crawford or Anyone Else Do It?

Published by on June 16, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB

If you've read my first two articles, "The Stolen Base: A Lost Art. Will we ever see a 100 Steal Man Again?" and "Gimmie Five! Dexter "The Prowler" Fowler Steals Five Bases in a Game," then you know I am a fan of the stolen base and its return to baseball prominence.

In short, I'd rather see a single player steal four bags a game than hit four home runs, and I've advocated the return of the 100-steal man.

I was fooled into thinking Emilio Bonifacio would be the man to do it, but he fizzled a few weeks into the season following a promising start.

I also was fooled by Dexter Fowler and his misleading five-steal game, which in fairness I questioned at the time as an outlier. Sadly, D...

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